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Updated: Apr 18, 2007, 9:00 AM

Published: Apr 3, 2007, 11:47 PM

Free workshops

Neree Investments will host free public awareness workshops at the Richmond Hill library on Ford Avenue. Three sessions are available for each topic. Seating is limited and reservations are required to attend.

Topics include "High Returns + Low Risk = Great Retirement: A Workshop on Investing S.M.A.R.T." on April 21 from 10-11 a.m. or noon-1 p.m. and April 26 from 7-8 p.m.

"Legacy Planning: Leaving Your Mark Behind." A workshop to discuss wills, estates, trusts, and life insurance planning will be May 15 from 6-7 p.m. and May 19 from 10-11 a.m. and noon-1 p.m.

"Long-term Care: Who Needs It & Why?" This is a workshop dealing with the issues and challenges of aging. Recommended for ages 45-70.

Phone Neree Investments at 756-2212 or register online at NereeInvestments.com

Dunham Marsh

Dunham Marsh, a 200-acre development in Richmond Hill which began sales in February, will offer bundled high-technology communications packages, powered by cutting-edge fiber optics, developer Brookwood Properties announced this week.

Joel Edwards, vice president for development operations, said the bundled technology includes Internet, telephone, video television and optional services like security and home automation.

The bundle, which will be billed to homeowners through their association fees, will be transmitted to each home through fiber optic wiring, offering speed-of-light communications and data exchange, he said.

Dunham Marsh is off Belfast-Keller Road southeast of downtown Richmond Hill and about four miles past the entrance to the historic Ford Plantation.

Ryan joins CBPP

Daniel J. Ryan has joined Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners as a sales associate for the Richmond Hill office. Ryan will specialize in residential sales and first-time buyers in Bryan County.

"I have worked in sales my entire professional career," Ryan said. "I am very excited to have joined the real estate industry, and to be able to help people in and around the Richmond Hill area make one of the greatest investments and decisions of their lives."

Ryan is a licensed Georgia real estate agent and is a member of the Savannah Area Board of Realtors, the Georgia Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors.

He is a member of Savannah Christian Church. For more information visit Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners web site at www.coldwellbankerplatinum.com or call 800.505.8111.

Southcoast appointment

Margaret Hackney has joined as office manager for the Richmond Hill Family and Internal Medicine Practices. Before joining SouthCoast Medical Group, Hackney was the physician practice manager for Provident OB/GYN Associates with the Memorial Health University Physicians network.

Hackney has been in the healthcare industry for 14 years serving in various roles such as staff accountant, executive director, and business office manager.

She received her bachelor’s degree in health services Administration from the University of Central Florida and her M.B.A. from Webster University.

She is a current member of the Savannah Area Medical Managers Association (SAMMA).

Send your business information to jwhitten@bryancountynews.net.

Record April boosts Savannah's container trade at port

The Port of Savannah moved 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units in April, an increase of 7.1 percent. - photo by Provided

GardenCityTerminal — The Port of Savannah moved 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units in April, an increase of 7.1 percent. - photo by Provided

Bryan County News

Updated: May 23, 2018, 1:59 AM

Published: May 23, 2018, 2:00 AM

The Georgia Ports Authority's busiest April ever pushed its fiscal year-to-date totals to more than 3.4 million 20-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), an increase of 8.8 percent, or 280,000 TEUs, compared to the first 10 months of fiscal 2017.

"We're on track to move more than 300,000 TEUs in every month of the fiscal year, which will be a first for the authority," said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. "We're also anticipating this to be the first fiscal year for the Port of Savannah to handle more than 4 million TEUs."

April volumes reached 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units, up 7.1 percent or 23,700 units. As the fastest growing containerport in the nation, the Port of Savannah has achieved a compound annual growth rate of more than 5 percent a year over the past decade.

"As reported in the recent economic impact study by UGA's Terry College of Business, trade through Georgia's deepwater ports translates into jobs, higher incomes and greater productivity," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "In every region of Georgia, employers rely on the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to help them become more competitive on the global stage."

To strengthen the Port of Savannah's ability to support the state's future economic growth, the GPA Board approved $66 million in terminal upgrades, including $24 million for the purchase of 10 additional rubber-tired gantry cranes.

"The authority is committed to building additional capacity ahead of demand to ensure the Port of Savannah remains a trusted link in the supply chain serving Georgia and the Southeast," Lynch said.

The crane purchase will bring the fleet at Garden City Terminal to 156 RTGs. The new cranes will support three new container rows, which the board approved in March. The additional container rows will increase annual capacity at the Port of Savannah by 150,000 TEUs.

The RTGs will work over stacks that are five containers high and six deep, with a truck lane running alongside the stacks. Capable of running on electricity, the cranes will have a lift capacity of 50 metric tons.

The cranes will arrive in two batches of five in the first and second quarters of calendar year 2019.

Also at Monday's meeting, the GPA Board elected its officers, with Jimmy Allgood as chairman, Will McKnight taking the position of vice chairman and Joel Wooten elected as the next secretary/treasurer.

For more information, visit gaports.com, or contact GPA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com.

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